# Accident 19960802045319A: Mooney M20E, Purdy, WA, August 2, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 2, 1996, 01:19 local time
- Place: Purdy, WA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Scud Running
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.3604° N, 122.5994° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.3604&lon=-122.5994&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9360M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9360M-1997-02-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20E (registry code 5870212, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20E
- Reported engine: LYC IO360A1A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 124 total, 47 in this make and model, 23 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA96FA175](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA96FA175) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960802045319A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

LOST CONTROL ENTERING CLOUDS AT DARK NIGHT. VFR PILOT. INDICATES SPIRAL DIVE TO IMPACT IN A BACK YARD.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB SEA96FA175](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA96FA175), Aug 2, 1996: Mooney M20E (N9360M), Purdy, WA, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The noninstrument-rated pilot's continuation of VFR flight into instrument meteorological conditions which led to pilot spatial disorientation and loss of control of the aircraft. Factors were: pilot…

## Other reports on N9360M (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19900517034579I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900517034579I), May 17, 1990: Mooney M20E (N9360M), Ashland, OR, Minor damage. Pilot failed to extend gear and landed with gear retracted.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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